Delores Jean Smith Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Delores Jean Smith, 90, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospice House. Delores was born January 25, 1928, in Emmett KS, the daughter of Alfred and Emma Homan DeVader. She graduated from Emmett High School in 1945 in Emmett, where she was Class President and Valedictorian. Delores finished the St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in 1948. She married Dale Smith on October 14, 1950, at Holy Cross Church in Emmett; he preceded her in death in 2016. Delores worked at the VA Hospital, Victory Life Insurance and the Topeka State Hospital before she retired from St. Francis Hospital in 1983. She did volunteer work at the Marion Clinic. Delores was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, Cypress Ridge Women’s Golf Association, St. Francis Volunteer and St. Francis Hospital Nurse’s Alumnae. Delores loved to garden, paint, and sew. She was a kind, loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Delores was loved dearly and will be greatly missed. Delores is survived by her children, Sandy Smith, Kansas City MO, Vicki Riegler (Henry), Bismarck ND, Stephen Smith (Tina), Enterprise FL, Thomas Smith, Kansas City MO, Michael Smith (Barb), Lawrence KS, and Mary Lynn Martin (Michael), Shawnee KS; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister, Roberta Baumchen. She was preceded in death by her sister, Rita Thompson. Parish rosary will be prayed at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, at Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614, with visitation to follow until 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at Christ the King Catholic Church, 5973 SW 25th Street, Topeka KS 66614, with burial following in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys, Kansas. Memorial contributions are suggested to University of Saint Mary’s School of Nursing, sent in care of the funeral home.

Delores Jean Smith

January 25, 1928 - March 17, 2018